Kogan: Instability of figure skater Kovtun is related to work in training.

The unstable performances of the triple Russian champion in the men's single skating of Maxim Kovtun are connected with the shortcomings in the training process, said Alexander Kogan, the director general of the Federation of figure skating in Russia (FKKKR).

At the last World Championships in Helsinki, Kovtun took 11th place. At the World Team Championship in Tokyo, the figure skater took 11th place in the short program and 10th in the free program.

In figure skating, stability in the performance of complex elements is valued, and while Maxim can not boast of this stability, this is connected with the work in the training process." It must be always ready, that it will be inconvenient for you. "I fell into cracks, something else happened, - said Kogan at a press conference at the MIA "Russia Today.

It's hard to say what's going on with the athlete during the setbacks, he trained well, and in Japan as well." Apparently, he did not cope with the nerves, "said the general director of FFKKR, speaking of Kovtun's speech at the team world championship. Time performed two quadruple jumps in the program, but now some skaters have gone ahead and performed five. 

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